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Taxidermy: Indian Muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak), circa 1940, by Van Ingen Van Ingen, Taxidermy,...
Taxidermy: Indian Muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak), circa 1940, by Van Ingen Van Ingen, Taxidermy, Mysore, India, numbered 28119, adult male neck mount with head turning slightly to the right, right horn 11cm, left horn 11½ cm, tip to tip 8½ cm, from the wall 31cm, height 46cm, taken by Capt N.B.M, Smithson, R.A, Hyderabad, India, impressed trade stamp to verso, original care label to verso.
Sold for £250
Estimated at £200 - £300
. nose damaged consitent with falling off a wall, right ear tip missing, hair loss to lower neck are front right, in need of sympathetic restoration, 19/04/21
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